Strength Training Calories?

LessMe2B
LessMe2B Posts: 316
edited October 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Do I have to get a heart rate monitor to see how many calories I burned at the gym? I was on the machines doing weight/resistance for 45 minutes today, and when I entered it in to my exercise diary on MFP, NADA, no calories burned!!

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  • NoWeighJose74
    NoWeighJose74 Posts: 581 Member
    If you entered it under the Strength training section of the exercise diary, it won't show calories. That's more of a section just to keep track of sets/reps/weight lifted.

    However, if you search "Strength training" under the cardio section of the diary, it will show up with a calorie estimate.
  • yokurio
    yokurio Posts: 116 Member
    the best way to track calories burned is the HRM, your HR could be pretty high for a pretty long time, and 45 minutes is a long time to miss out on the opportunity to know how many calories you burned. Its a good investment in my opinion.
  • tdupree71
    tdupree71 Posts: 17
    I have a Polar HRM and I love it .. I did 38 minutes of strength (Power 90 Sculpt) and I burned 461 calories

    I highly recommend buying one.
  • blazergrad
    blazergrad Posts: 603 Member
    Take a look at this thread for some more information on this topic ....

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/384955-are-you-calculating-calories-burned-in-strength-training
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